Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Just Do Something

The winter weather was icy cold and a strong wind blew heavily. I stopped behind several cars in a crossroad. Ahead of me a young woman stood alongside the street. To keep __________ she rubbed her bare hands; ________ ,she danced in place. Beside her rested a sign that________ , ”I have a baby and no food.”Obviously, she was ________ financially.

Homeless and unemployed people are a common_________ in many of our larger cities, and most motorists drive by without ________assistance. Maybe they've been taught that giving money may encourage them to ________a dependent lifestyle, or the ready cash may be used to purchase alcohol or another thing ________ the food. Like me, they may have been taught that one should give money to a local charity or a church, as these institutions can help those in ________ far more effectively.

As I waited for the light to ________ ,I felt conflicted about that young woman. Whether or not I should give money, she was obviously in need. And whether or not she actually had a baby really didn't seem to ________ . I gave up ________ people's motives and analyzing their stories long ago.

What should I do? Give her money? What was the best?

I was wondering with these questions ________ the window rolled down from the car in front of me. A hand ________ out holding a warm pair of gloves. The driver took her own gloves off and gave them to the poor woman. I saw the young woman mouth the words “Thank you" as a broad smile ________ up her face.

As I ________ ,somebody else acted. As I tried to decide the BEST way to ________ , somebody else ________did what she could. As I did nothing, she did something.

I made myself a ________ that I'Il always do SOMETHING. Whether it is big or small, just do something. Something is almost always better than ________

1.A. warm B.cool C.healthy D.calm

2.A. however B.meanwhile C.instead D.therefore

3.A. wrote B.marked C.read D.tied

4.A. working B.managing C.operating D.struggling

5.A. sight B.concern C.idea D.step

6.A. receiving B.offering C.finding D.rejecting

7.A. change B.quit C.develop D.explore

8.A. more than B.apart from C.rather than D.or rather

9.A. surprise B.return C.doubt D.demand

10.A. turn B.replace C.fix D.stop

11.A. matter B.affect C.differ D.happen

12.A. answering B.guessing C.noticmg D.expressing

13.A. as B.before C.while D.when

14.A. reached B.picked C.sent D.hroke

15.A. turned B.lit C.set D.swept

16.A. helped B.quarreled C.hesitated D.appeared

17.A. obtain B.operate C.share D.assist

18.A. quickly B.frequently C.naturally D.slowly

19.A. promise B.comment C.choice D.deal

20.A. anything B.something C.nothing D.everything

Answer 1